Bowling Green State University Athletics
Dan Bylsma Named Head Coach Of Olympic Hockey Team
June 29, 2013 | Ice Hockey
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New York City, N.Y. – 1992 Bowling Green State University graduate Dan Bylsma was named head coach for the 2014 U.S. Olympic men's ice hockey team today, in an announcement by USA Hockey.
"We're thrilled to have Dan as coach of our men's Olympic team," Ron DeGregorio, president of USA Hockey, said in a story for USAHockey.com. "He's rapidly established himself as one of the most prominent coaches in our country today and we know he'll put us in the best position of achieving our ultimate goal of bringing home the gold medal."
Bylsma, who is the fastest NHL coach to ever win 200 games, led the Pittsburgh Penguins to a Stanley Cup championship in 2009 and earned the Jack Adams Award as the league's top coach in 2011. He was a four-year player for the Falcons from 1988-92, totaling 37 goals and 50 assists over 157 games played. Bylsma was selected by the Winnipeg Jets in the sixth round (109th overall) of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft but did not begin his professional career until after his time at Bowling Green. He made his NHL debut in 1995-96 with the Los Angeles Kings and went on to have a nine-year NHL career before finishing with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in 2003-04.